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For the EU and India to make progress in their strategic relationship, they will have to transcend the commercial-economic dynamics of their relationship.
France supports India's multi-alignment with flexible defence deals, from helicopters to submarines, fortifying Indo-Pacific security ties.
The geopolitical trapeze for India in the next decade (mid 2030s) will be to retain a credible multi-aligned orientation
The assassination of Ali Khamenei and the elevation of Mojtaba have opened a new and uncertain chapter in the history of the Islamic Republic.
Trump's 2nd term shatters post-Cold War stability: Unilateral wars on Iran, Cuba embargo, Canada musings fuel global chaos. US dominance breeds unpredictability, eroding alliances & rules-based order.
In 2018, India and Myanmar signed an agreement on land border crossing with the aim to facilitate regulation and harmonisation of already existing free movement rights.
First, in terms of its ideational outlook, India will need to position itself as a stronger regional net security provider
China is developing counterspace capabilities, which are a major component of militarising space.
Takaichi is committed to enhanced defence expenditure, already at 2 per cent of GDP but likely to go up to 3 per cent
India's Global South ambition runs up against China's power - making coalition-building, not solo leadership, the more realistic path
From Project 2025 to executive overreach, the first year reveals how Trump has reshaped the US state, sidelined institutions, and redrawn the boundaries of presidential authority
As the Russia-Ukraine war edges towards a negotiated end, India's strategic autonomy and energy security face a defining test
A dramatic US military intervention, the capture of a sitting president, and the return of gunboat diplomacy signal a new and dangerous chapter in global politics
As protests rage inside Iran and US warships gather in the region, West Asia edges closer to a dangerous confrontation
As militancy, military clashes and mass deportations collide, Pakistan and Afghanistan slide from uneasy coexistence towards open confrontation
As the transatlantic order fractures and great-power ties realign, Europe and India confront parallel reckonings
As Trump's second-term worldview hardens around "America First" and civilizational realism, India finds itself indispensable to US strategy yet increasingly constrained
From Chola naval power to Curzon's imperial spectacle and today's Indo-Pacific contest, the Indian Ocean has long shaped Asia's politics, trade, and ideas
As Washington grows risk-averse and Beijing gains leverage, the Seoul deal reshapes India's geopolitical space
From naval dominance in the Indian Ocean to countering Beijing's westward sweep, India must build a grand strategy that leverages its maritime geography, not just its borders
As Moscow deepens ties with China and courts Pakistan, India must engage Russia with clear eyes and calibrated realism
